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Where does “Stuerm” come from?

Stuerm (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Stuerm (Luxembourgish): storm; assault; attack, offence, forward line

Definitions

  1. storm; assault; attack, offence, forward line

Ancestry of “Stuerm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansturmstorm
2Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
3Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...

Words derived from “Stuerm”

  • stiermesch
  • Stiermer
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